Thanksgiving Central

This Thanksgiving, spend quality time with your child: decorate, cook delicious recipes and visit with family members. This holiday is also a wonderful way to teach your child about history, and engage in some fun learning activities.

Book Picks to be Thankful for

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pieby Alison Jackson
If your child likes the classic rhyming song, “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” then she’ll delight in this playful Thanksgiving version — featuring a family visitor with a supernatural appetite! Hilarious watercolor illustrations accompany this zany tale, which is sure to become a Thanksgiving classic. For ages 4 to 8.

First Peopleby David C. King
This illustrated history of the American Indians takes a comprehensive and fascinating look at the cultures and people who inhabited North America before, and after, it was settled by the Europeans, including historical narratives, first person accounts, maps, timelines and rare photographs. This book, written for ages 9 to 12, makes for a well-rounded Thanksgiving.

I am Apacheby Tanya Landman
Thanksgiving gives teens a chance to reflect upon the relationship between America’s Native people and her European settlers. This novel, which takes place during the final years of the Black Mountain Apache tribe, provides a window through which teens can access this difficult history. Told through the voice of a young Apache woman who chose the path of a warrior, this story is an important and gripping read.